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Inflected   /ɪnflˈɛktəd/   Listen
Inflected

adjective
1.
(of the voice) altered in tone or pitch.  Antonym: uninflected.
2.
Showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes).  "German is an inflected language"  Antonym: uninflected.


Inflect

verb
(past & past part. inflected; pres. part. inflecting)
1.
Change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language.
2.
Vary the pitch of one's speech.  Synonyms: modulate, tone.



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"Inflected" Quotes from Famous Books



... The sources of such literature are abundant. A little research in a well-equipped library brings one into a curious and informing mass of knowledge, ever increasing in bulk, in the French, German and English languages, as well as in many strange and highly inflected African tongues. ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Vol. I. Jan. 1916 • Various


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